Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black

26specifications compared
19differ
7identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 20 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (20 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 128 mm more width than the Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black (314 mm vs 186 mm). Only the Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black has DSL WAN. Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, IEEE 802.1p on the Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black.

DSL WAN
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:No
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
Networking standards
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:IEEE 802.1Q
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet interface type
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Gigabit Ethernet
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
Cabling technology
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:4
Routing protocols
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:RIP-1, RIP-2
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:IP, RIP-1, RIP-2
Safety
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:CE/LVD, cUL
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1

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Comparison of BR500, 660HU-T1
73 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model 660HU-T1 View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	924 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols1 differ
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsDiffers	RIP-1, RIP-2	IP, RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, TR-069, TR-111, TR-143, MTU
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for one	NETGEAR Insight SSO	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filtering	Yes	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1700 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyDiffers	CE/LVD, cUL	IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	CE, FCC
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	DSL, LAN, Power, USB
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-25 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	314 mm	186 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	121 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	33 mm
WeightDiffers	1.55 kg	245 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 Mbit/s
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	291 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	162 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	51 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 g

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